Tales from today's commute....

[Supersuperleeds]

Blimey
I change mine every 2000 miles!

I can't afford to change them every month

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

No don't, I'm knackered and need a rest.

I imagine you would treat 30 miles into work as a rest...

 

[Ciar]

This morning was windy again, my legs aren't working properly and i really have no idea why they feel drained.. i suppose my nearly 3 yr old daughter having a cold/awful cough and joining us in bed at 3am for the last two weeks probably doesn't help ;-)

all in all happy to say after tonight Friday is rest day so that's my commuting done for the week, really looking forward to brighter morning and less clothing i do hate the faff of winter even though it's not even snowed yet!

 

[Simontm]

Urgh, straight into wind and sleet/hail pocking at my cheeks like vindictive needles.

Actually not too bad apart from that

Numpty count: 1 - idiot merc estate first tried to bully me by accelerating up behind me then overtook right on a bend. So, since he was joining a queue (natch), I bombed passed him and reckon I was in my road before he reached the lights

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Almost routine commute today, cold morning and wet roads, had someone half pull out of a side road then stop when I yelled at him, routine commute home, again cold and wet roads, until I turned into our road, it was covered with a light dusting of snow with a pair of wheel tracks up it, when I got to the speed bump I lent into my stroke to get over it I spun up the back wheel and had to back out of it, I tried to lean into my stroke again further up and did the same thing, when I puled up outside the house I pulled onto the white dusting of snow and used the back brake whilst leaning against the fixed to stop.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

This weather is getting on my tits

 

[FeistySquirrel]

Pushed on the pedals to set off on my commute; wheel spin on the spot. Couldn't move a single inch.
Ended up getting a taxi for the 4miles... And boy, I'm glad I did. Even our main roads where covered in a sheet of ice!

 

[ianrauk]

This weather is getting on my tits

You not used it it yet Kev?
I suppose some people can handle crappy weather better then others. You suffer from S.A.D. per chance?

 

[ianrauk]

Missed the snow and there was a lot of water on the roads. Hit the back streets near home and run into slushy roads. We are lucky in London that we hardly ever get snow settling.
Lovely tailwind home

 

[DWiggy]

Nice tail wind home, racimg the black clouds that just beat me, everything went white in a matter of seconds lucky I was nearly home, was fun but the hail hurt

 

[fossyant]

Slushy ride home. The trail sections were quagmires though. Proper snow within a mile of home.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

You not used it it yet Kev?
I suppose some people can handle crappy weather better then others. You suffer from S.A.D. per chance?

LOL!

No as a Yorkshire man I love to moan, but I still hate it, cold and dark, bring on the summer!

 

[MisterStan]

Headwind home after replacing a tube before I left, slow puncture.. Nearly lost my front wheel a couple of times, was getting very slippy in places. Made the most of it by chasing down red lights on the busway! Loads of scalps to be had.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Perversely I enjoyed tonight's ride home, very icy to start, proper snow at times and a slow puncture - another tyre to change!

 

[Jenkins]

Lovely ride in first thing - clear skies, light winds, temperature just above freezing, bone dry roads and the first signs of blue sky appearing in the horizon over the North Sea by 06:45.

Left work this afternoon, still dry but windier. Got passed and salted by the Council gritter. Fifteen minutes later it started to rain and continued for the next 30 minutes washing away the Council's work. Had a shower when I got home and within those 15 minutes the outside world turned white.

A slight melt followed and it's now freezing so tomorrow morning may be fun.